Self loading and dumping sleigh



(No Model.)

L.- HINKELMAN; I SELF LOADING AND- DUMPING SLEIGH.

No. 477,365.- Patented June 21;1892.

Wm: assist UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS HINKELMAN, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

SELF LOADING AND DUMPlNG SLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,365, dated June 21,1892.

Application filed August 5, 1891.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, LOUIS HINKELMAN, of the city and county of Albany,in the State of New York, have invented new and useful ImprovementsinSelf Loading and Dumping Sleighs, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention, while specially designed for removing snow from tracks ofstreet-railways, can be successfully utilized for many purposes; andsaid invention consists ofan openended box mounted on sleigh-runners insuch manner that said box can be readily tilted on said runners withoutaifectingthe latter, said box being provided with a rearwardextension,which mayeither be separable from said box or permanentlypivoted thereto, to operate as ,a shovel or scoop that will deliver thesnow into the box while the sleigh is being drawn rearwardly by animalsor other suitable motive power, said sleigh being provided withmechanism for effecting the tilting movements of the box, substantiallyas hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, which are herein referred to and form apart of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation ofa sleighembodying my invention when made' with a single pair of runners, therearward extension being projected as on a plane with the body of thebox, the tiltedposition of the latter being indicated by dotted lines.Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of my sleigh with the box in theposition shown in Fig. 1 when mounted on two pairs of runners or bobs.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section at a line corresponding to X X on Fig.2 with the rearward extension turnedover into the body of the box, thebobs or pairs of runners being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 4 is-aperspective view of a modified or detachable rearward extension for thebox of my sleigh, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my sleigh with thebox in its tilted position and having the detachable rearward extensionsecured thereto.

As represented in the drawings, A designates the box of my sleigh, thesame being made with an open rear end, as shown in Fig. 3, and it ishinged or pivoted by bearings 1 to a transverse shaft 2, which isjournaled in the runners of the sleigh.

Serial No. 401,748. (No model.)

B designates the runners, to which the box A is pivoted by means of theshaft 2, and said runners may be a single pair of long ones, as shown bythe full lines of Figs. 1, 3, and 5, or they may be two pairs of shortrunners or bobs, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2 and indicated indotted lines in Fig. 3. In the two figures last named the'foremostrunners are designated by B, and they are connected to the rear runnersB bya reach 3, which is pivoted, as at 14, to the runners B, so that thelatter can be deflected sidewise in turning about; but in bothconstructions the upper side bars of the runners are not extended so farrearwardly as the lower side bars, for the reason that the upper onescannot be carried back beyond the point at which the tilting of the boxA is provided for, and the lower side bars are required to be extendedrearwardly beyond said point, in order to bring the cen-.

ter of gravity of the load in said box in advance of the rearniost endof the runners.

Secured to the transverse shaft 2 are two wipers or cams 4, which extendfrom said shaft, so that one of them will project toward the front andthe other toward the rear of the sleigh. Said wipers are fitted to bearagainst the under side of the box-A, so that when the shaft 2 is rockedin one direction said box will be tilted to itsinclined positions-eitherthe one indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, which is the positionrequired for scraping up the snow, or the one indicated by dotted linesin Fig. 3, which shows the proper position of the box for dumping thesnow therefrom. By rocking the shaft 2 in the opposite direction the boxA can be tilted into its normal position, as shown by the full lines inFig. 1.

G designates the rearward extension for the box A, which is pivoted, asat 5, to the side boards of said box to swing upwardly, asindicated bydotted lines in Fig. 3, when the box A is tiltedto dump its load. Saidextension is made in a channel form which corresponds to the sides andbottom of the box A, and the front and rear ends of it are left open.The side pieces of said extension are carried forward, as at 6, beyondthe bottom of same to extend into the body of the boxA and receive thepivots 5, by which said extension-is jointed to said box, and on theunder side of said extension there is a turn-button 7 or otherfastening, which will engage with the box A, so as to retain saidextension in its extended position, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 adetachablerearward extension 0' is provided, so that it can be readily attached toany sleigh-box of a like character to those herein shown and described.Said extension is provided with shoes or runners 8, upon which it isborne while being moved from one place to another. Hooks 9 or otherfastenings are attached to said extension for the purpose of securingthe latter to the box A, as represented in Fig. 5; but the attachment ofsaid extension to the box A is only continued during the time that thesnow is being delivered into the box, and when the loading of the snowis accomplished said extension can be detached from the box A and heldready for attachment to another sleigh. Each of the rearward extensions,whether it is made in the form shown in Fig. 1 or in the detachable formshown in Fig. 5, should be provided with openings 10 or other provisionfor attaching a drag-chain 11 thereto, so that the horses employed fordrawing the sleigh forward can be fastened to said chain for the purposeof drawing the sleigh rearward during the operation of filling the box Awith snow, and during said filling the box A should be tilted, as shownby the full lines of Fig. 5 and indicated by the dotted lines of Fig. 1,and secured by a hook 12, which engages with an eye or staple 13, fixedin the runners B, so as to hold said box at the required angle to allowthe advancing edge of the rearward extension to perform its work withfacility.

D designates a lever that is detachably connected to the shaft 2 for thepurpose of rocking the latter to effect the tilting of the box A ineither of its movements.

My invention is operated in the following manner: The sleigh being atthe point where its loadingis to be effected,the box A is tilted by thewipers 45 into the inclined position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1and shown by full lines in Fig. 5, and after the box A is secured by thehook 12 in said inclined position, with the rearward extension 0 turneddown and secured, as hereiubefore described, or with the detachablerearward extension 0 secured to its place, the drag-chain 11 isconnected to the harness of the animals, and by the latter the sleigh isdrawn rearwardly until the box A has become sufficiently filled with thesnow. When this has been accomplished, the rearward extension C, whenthe apparatus is so constructed, is turned up to stand at about rightangles to the box A, and the latter is tilted to its bearing on the topof the runners, or, in cases Where the detachable rearward extension 0is employed, said ti1ting movement is made after the rearward extension0 is detached from the box A. The loaded sleigh, the animals beingattached to its forward end, is then drawn to the dumping-ground, whereby tilting the box A into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig.3 the load of snow will slide easily from said box and be deposited onthe dumping-ground, after which the box A can be returned to itshorizontal position by rocking the shaft 2 by means of the lever D,andthe sleigh may then return to the railway-track for a repetition of itswork, as above described.

hat I claimas my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dumping-sleigh, the combination of a sleigh-box having its rearend open and unobstructed, said box being fitted to tilt in a rearwarddirection, sleigh'runners whose upperside bars are shorter than thelower ones, said upper side bars forming a seat for said box when thelatter is in its horizontal position, a transverse rock-shaft journaledon said runners and provided with wipers or cams by which the tiltingmovements of the sleighbox are effected, and a rearward extension forsaid sleigh-box, fitted to operate as a scraper or scoop for deliveringsnow into said sleighbox, substantially as and for the purposehereinspecified 2. In a dumping-sleigh, the combination of a sleigh-boxprovided with an open rear end and fitted to tilt rearwardly,sleigh-runners for carrying said box, provided with a rockshaft havingwipers or cams fitted to bear against the under side of said box, and arearward extension for said box, detachable there from and providedwithmeans for securing the same to said sleigh-box, substantially as and forthe purpose herein specified.

LOUIS HINKELMAN.

WVitnesses:

JOHN F. KINGS, WM. II. Low.

